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Gems of Geometry / by John Barnes

版	2nd ed. 2012.
出版者	(Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer)
出版年	2012
本文言語	英語
大きさ	XIII, 325 p. 337 illus., 139 illus. in color : online resource
著者標目	*Barnes, John author SpringerLink (Online service)
件　名	LCSH:Geometry LCSH:Mathematics LCSH:History FREE:Geometry FREE:History of Mathematical Sciences
一般注記	1 The Golden Number -- 2 Shapes and Solids -- 3 The Forth Dimension -- 4 Projective Geometry -- 5 Topology -- 6 Bubbles -- 7 Harmony of the Spheres -- 8 Chaos and Fractals -- 9 Relativity -- 10 Finale -- A More on Four -- B Crystals -- C Stability -- D Stereo Images -- E Schlegel Images -- F Stability -- G Fanoland -- Bibliography -- Index Based on a series of lectures for adult students at Reading and Oxford University in the UK, this lively and entertaining book proves that, far from being a dusty, dull subject, geometry is in fact full of beauty and fascination. The author's infectious enthusiasm is put to use in explaining a range of topics, starting with the Golden Number and taking the reader on a geometrical journey covering topics such as Shapes and Solids, the Fourth Dimension, Projective Geometry and Topology, Chaos and Fractals, Steiner's porism, Soddy's Hexlet, Einstein's Theories of Relativity and finishing up with the amazing world of Crystals.   Aimed at a general readership, and requiring only a basic understanding of mathematics, the text includes a wealth of the author's own diagrams and illustrations, of which many are in stereo.   Equally ideal as an educational gift for a youngster or as a nostalgic journey back into the world of mathematics for older readers, John Barnes' book brings enlightenment and entertainment.    “… unlike your average student textbook, this is a book designed to be dipped into, explored, enjoyed and savoured.” PLUS.MATHS.ORG "Gems of Geometry is a delightful little book; it is exactly the kind of thing that I would have loved to have had as a child" Roger Penrose HTTP:URL=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30964-9

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